Pickup Truck Causes Gas Station Fire

[Dymphna]

Police Search For Truck's Driver

POSTED: 11:04 AM EST January 22, 2004

CHILLUM, Md. -- Prince George's County authorities want to talk to the driver of a pickup truck who caused a flash fire Thursday morning.

The incident happened around 7 a.m. at a Shell station on Riggs Road in Chillum, Md.

Prince George's County fire spokesman Mark Brady said the driver of a pickup truck was trying to position the vehicle but got too close to the gas pump and knocked it over.

Brady said gasoline inside the pump then spilled and a spark from some electrical wires ignited the gas, causing a small flash fire.

No one was hurt, but Brady said the driver of the truck sped away after the spill.

Authorities are searching for a medium sized blue pickup truck.